Fossil lab internship

August 11th, 2010 Bola O 1 comment

Between hearing about Dr. Sereno’s work, Sara ElShafie’s project, and spending a day working on your own project, I have learned about the research process.

It takes time. There are many things one must uncover on a topic. I have learned that one is constantly finding out new things about a …

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Finished Femur = Happiness

August 11th, 2010 Kathleen L 1 comment
Kathleen works with fellow lab interns Bola and Jehad on preparing the femur.

Kathleen works with fellow lab interns Bola and Jehad on preparing the femur.

Five weeks in and so much has been accomplished and finished. Within the last …

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More Tales From The Fossil Lab!

August 11th, 2010 Jehad 1 comment
Lab interns Kathleen, Jehad, and Bola examine a T.Rex specimen with supervisor Sara ElShafie.

Lab interns Kathleen, Jehad, and Bola examine a T.Rex specimen with supervisor Sara ElShafie.

Between hearing about Dr. Sereno’s work and Sara ElShafie’’s project and …

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From Sci Foo to You

August 9th, 2010 Gabe 1 comment
Me with Bill Nye the Science Guy at Sci Foo 2010. Self portrait by Bill.

Me with Bill Nye the Science Guy at Sci Foo 2010. Self portrait by Bill.

Here it is as promised: the report …

The Last Two Weeks

August 6th, 2010 Justice P 1 comment

Hey everybody! I’ts Justice telling you about our last two weeks as the Junior Paleontologists of 2010. It has been amazing and we are all having fun. We learn a lot from evolution and bone anatomy, to what the world was like millions of years ago. Also, last Friday we …

All Girls Expedition Returns from Yellowstone!

August 1st, 2010 Jameela 3 comments
It's so exciting to be in Yellowstone!

It's so exciting to be in Yellowstone!

Bison, yellow-bellied marmots, grizzlies, elk, and American black bears….just some of the amazing wildlife that the All Girls Expedition team …

SciFoo! Where ARE You?

July 30th, 2010 Gabe 3 comments

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7-30-10, Chicago

Heading out tomorrow to SciFoo with Paul.

Where am I going? To an invitation-only conference at Google in Mountain View, California… It’s right near Sunnyvale, California. (As a Buffy fan it’s not lost on me …

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Bola From the Fossil Lab (What’s the word, big bird?)

July 23rd, 2010 Bola O 2 comments
Bola preparing a dinosaur specimen in Dr. Paul Sereno's Fossil Lab.

Bola preparing a dinosaur specimen in Dr. Paul Sereno's Fossil Lab.

The past week, we (the fossil lab interns) met up with Dr. Paul Sereno and it was …

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Tales From The Fossil Lab!

July 23rd, 2010 Jehad 3 comments
Jehad cleaning and preparing fossils at Dr. Sereno's lab.

Jehad cleaning and preparing fossils at Dr. Sereno's lab.

Dr. Sereno describes science as “creative thinking with a purpose.” This description fits perfectly with my experience working with Project Exploration. …

Fossil Lab Internship: Week One!

July 16th, 2010 Jehad 2 comments
Kathleen, Jehad, and Bola explore the Fossil Lab with supervisor Sara ElShafie.

Kathleen, Jehad, and Bola explore the Fossil Lab with supervisor Sara ElShafie.

Project Exploration Blogger Jehad Broderick here, and this summer I have an internship at Dr. Paul …